cravelha

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin clavicula. Doublet of cavilha, chavelha, and clavícula.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾaˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾaˈve.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾɐˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾɐˈbe.ʎɐ/ [kɾɐˈβe.ʎɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾɐˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾɐˈve.ʎɐ/

Hyphenation: cra‧ve‧lha

Noun

cravelha f (plural cravelhas)

(music) tuning peg
Synonym: tarraxa

Derived terms

cravelhal
cravelhame